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Former minister Jogu Ramanna was detained while leading a BRS protest demanding soybean procurement and relief for farmers’ issues. The bandh disrupted transport and daily life, with shops and schools shut as farmer groups extended solidarity
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Former minister Jogu Ramanna was detained in Adilabad while protesting alleged government inaction on farmers’ issues, including soybean procurement. BRS cadres staged a bandh, disrupting transport as shops and institutions remained closed amid heavy police deployment to maintain order
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Former minister Jogu Ramanna accused BJP MLA and MP of ignoring farmers’ issues, cited procurement failures and urea shortage, demanded action, and announced protests and bandh
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Former Minister Jogu Ramanna announced that BRS cadres and soy farmers would obstruct Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s visit to Adilabad on January 8, citing the government’s failure to ensure smooth procurement of soybeans.
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Former minister Jogu Ramanna fainted after police allegedly dragged him during a BRS protest in Adilabad demanding soybean procurement. The incident triggered tension as party cadres staged a sit-in, accusing police of acting at the behest of the ruling Congress.
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Victories in gram panchayat elections helped leaders like Jogu Ramanna and current MLA Payal Shankar build long political careers in Adilabad. Both began as Sarpanchs, undertook development works and eventually rose to the Assembly through sustained public engagement
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BRS cadres across Adilabad marked Deeksha Diwas with flag hoisting, exhibitions and tributes to Telangana Talli statue, recalling KCR’s fast for a separate Telangana state.
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Former minister Jogu Ramanna announced that both the Centre and State governments have withdrawn the fingerprint requirement for farmers during cotton procurement, following sustained protests by the BRS. The party celebrated the move with rituals honouring KT Rama Rao and Harish Rao.
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Former minister Jogu Ramanna demanded the withdrawal of the new fingerprint-based system for soy procurement, calling it inconvenient for farmers. He urged the government to restore the OTP method and criticised local leaders for ignoring growers’ problems in Adilabad
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A protest led by former minister Jogu Ramanna outside Adilabad MP G Nagesh’s residence turned tense as BRS activists clashed with police over the Cotton Corporation of India’s procurement restrictions. The agitation highlighted farmers’ distress over moisture norms and import duty cuts.
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Farmers in Adilabad are protesting the new cotton procurement restrictions imposed by the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), which reduced the limit from 13 quintals per acre to 7. Former minister Jogu Ramanna criticized the government for the decision
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Former minister Jogu Ramanna criticised the government for delaying soy procurement as farmers in Adilabad protested by dumping their produce on roads. Cotton farmers too expressed anger over low prices and restrictions on moisture content during procurement
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Former minister Jogu Ramanna criticised the Telangana government for failing to initiate procurement of cotton and soya produce despite announcing dates. He cited inefficiency and poor coordination between departments as the cause, urging immediate action to prevent further distress to farmers.
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Former minister Jogu Ramanna criticised Minister Jupalli Krishna Rao’s two-day visit to Adilabad, claiming it brought no benefits. He accused Rao of spreading misinformation about State debt and urged quick action on stalled developmental projects in the district
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Says 30 TGSRTC buses hired to transport the activists; all arrangements in place to make the event a grand success
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The former minister flayed the government for ignoring the district in the budget by not allocating sufficient funds
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Former Minister Jogu Ramanna demanded the Union Ministry of Heavy Industries to release a statement clarifying that only scrap belonging to the sick Cement Corporation of India (CCI) unit-Adilabad was being sold, not the plant
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Speaking at the event, Ramanna pledged to challenge the anti-public policies of the State government. He remarked that under Rao's leadership, Telangana had made significant progress over the past 10 years, but now, under Congress governance, the state was regressing. He further accused the party of failing to fulfill many of its electoral promises.
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Former minister Jogu Ramanna felicitated Moksha Adwaith at a programme held here on Saturday.
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The BRS district president asked whether only farmers of Gujarat get the remunerative price, stating that the BJP was not recognizing the farmers of other States